Remembering Stephen Hawking's zero-G journey

Astrophysicist Stephen Hawking floats on a zero-gravity jet in April of 2007. The modified 727 carried Hawking, a handful of his physicians, nurses, and dozens of others on eight parabolic dips.

Science Museum handout via Reuters

Physicist Stephen Hawking is seen in his office at the University of Cambridge in December.

﻿﻿When I heard about Stephen Hawking’s upcoming 70th birthday, I immediately started searching for images of the world famous physicist. It didn’t take me long to stumble across this surprise in our archives.